Cost-effectiveness analysis of policy instruments for greenhouse gas emission mitigation in the agricultural sector

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 112, Issue , 2012, Pages 33-44

  Bakam, Innocent ^a   Balana, Bedru Babulo ^a   Matthews, Robin ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agent based modelling; Agriculture; Cost effectiveness; Greenhouse gas; Mitigation policy; Transaction costs

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMOUS AGENTS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DECISION MAKING; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY POLICY; GAS EMISSIONS; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; TAXATION;

AGENT-BASED MODEL; AGRICULTURAL SECTOR; COMMAND TOOLS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EMISSIONS MITIGATION; GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSES GAS; MITIGATION POLICIES; POLICY INSTRUMENTS; TRANSACTION COST;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

NITROGEN FERTILIZER;

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMISSIONS TRADING; FARMERS ATTITUDE; FERTILIZER; GREENHOUSE GAS; METADATA; MITIGATION; NITROGEN; NUMERICAL MODEL; TRANSACTION COST;

AGRICULTURAL PARAMETERS; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; HEALTH SURVEY; MARKET; TAX;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84864508640     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.07.001     Document Type: Article

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